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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

The Perspective of Gratitude~ Happy Thanksgiving

Hi and I hope today's thoughts are dreamy and full of Thanksgiving memories from the past mixed with anticipation of tomorrow's gathering with family and friends. I'm so excited. We will have 7 of our grandkids here and all five of our daughters will be here! Something to be thankful for indeed.

As time passes and I get older and life seems to get more complicated, I am more aware than ever before how fragile life is and the preciousness of relationships. Time for them can be as hard to find as a shadow on a cloudy day. Responsibility can surely crowd out the things that we hold the closest in our hearts.

Thanksgiving has been a light on my horizon. And my heart has been turning to thoughts of all the good things that grace my life. More and more. Even for the simplest of things.

I found this quote several months back. It's been hanging in the closet of my mind ever since. I try to
keep the door cracked open just enough to keep me thinking of how much I really have and how precious I am to God.

It's sometimes about perspective. Focus. Possibilities.

Gratitude

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Gratitude unblocks the fullness of life.

It turns what we have into enough and more.

It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.

It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Hi and welcome! I'm mom to several wonderful children.. A beautiful mish-mash of his... ours and some adopted. We all come together to make a family "That God Made!" I'm married to a loving, supportive and very fun guy! God is my Guide. Life is good and there's always a reason to celebrate! I find inspiration in so many things and believe that beauty lies everywhere. Words and music inspire me. I love to snuggle with my grandbabies. I believe in romance, keeping love alive and being real.

Thrifting, junking and creating. Some of my other loves. I mix textures by using aged wood, lace, rusty wire, fabrics, ribbons and paper and much more. Here, you'll find me writing about all the above and the beauty of my everyday, gypsy life.